I’ve always had a tremendous admiration for leaders and engineers. The ability of engineers to pull apart problems, and their commitment to the exploration of multiple possible solutions, are skills I’ve tried to emulate in numerous leadership roles. And of course,...
For almost all of the past 300 or so of my presentations, I’ve opened with the same question. “How many of you are completely comfortable with calling yourself a leader?” The crowds have been young and old, student and professional, representing dozens of different...
I’m sure everyone has humbling moments of realization as a leader, when you realize something both obvious and important has been sitting directly in front of you. I had one of those moments as I kicked off 2013, and I’m glad that I did. Leadership Notes To explain...
To leaders, the English language is a language of qualifiers: “perhaps”; “maybe”; “possibly”; “potentially”. It is a language of disbelief, uncertainty, and limitations. In a previous article, I mentioned what I feel is one of the most prevalent and restrictive of...
Leadership is often about making one big decision – a decision to make many consistent small, positive decisions. It’s important to recognize the profoundly positive impact that can come from seemingly insignificant actions. When I speak publicly, my focus...
